Grain-loader.



S. L. GORNATZER.

GRAIN LOADER. Arruonmn FILED His. 20, 1909.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

anuenl'oz 6717. Gorkzafizer S. L. GORNATZER.

GRAIN LOADER.

' A'PPLI'OATIMI nun um. 20, ions. Patented Ap 91 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

S. L. GORNATZER.

GRAIN LOADER.

APPLIOATIOH FILED 11:13.20, 1909.

UNITED sTAtrns g gENrr OFFICE.-

SAJEUEL CORNATZER, 0F PHOENIX, ARIZONA. TERRITORY, ABSIGN'OR 0F UNE- TI-IIRD TO EDWARD OLSEN AND ONE-THIRD TO DENNIS CORBE'IT, BOTH OF PHOENIX,

ARIZONA TERRITORY.

GRAIN-LOADER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr.- 26, 1910.

Application filed February 20, 1909. Serial No. 479,144.

and Territory of Arizona,have invented cer" tain new and useful Improvements in Grain- Loaders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to loaders and has particular reference to a combined loader and conveyer which is adapted for special use in handling alfalfa.

The invent-ion has for an object the rovision of a device of this character whic is adapted to conve the alfalfa without stripping the same 0 its leaves, as devices heretofore employed, which renders the same practically worthless.

The invention has for another object the provision of a machine of this character which is adapted to ick up the alfalfa from the ground and to eposit the same in wagons or suitable receptacles which are p031? tioncd laterally of the machine.

The invention further aims the provision in a device of this character which comprises the combination of comparatively few operative arts by means of which the herein recited ilt vantages are obtained, thereby making a machine which is strong, durable and one which may be economicallyproin s, in which,

Figure 1 is a slde elevation of the complete device. Fig. 2 .is a top plan view of the same having the extreme upper portion of the device removed. Fig. 3 1s a transverse section of the device on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 looking forwardly of the -machine. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the device on the line 44 looking rearwardly of the machine.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin description and indicated in all the views 0 the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings the numerals 10 and 11 designate two beams which are extended in arallel and which are supported in suc position by means of cross beams 12 and 13 positioned across the opposite extremities of the same. The crossbeam 12 is provided with a king-bolt 14 which is passed centrally and loosely through an arched axle 15 which supports upon its lower outturned extremities the forward wheels 16 of the device. tioned between the beams 10 and 11 a shaft 17 is rotatably disposed which is journaled in the opposite inner faces of thebeams 10 and 11 in any suitable manner and which is provided with a plurality of teeth 18 loosely disposed in equi-distant relation throu bout the length of the shaft 17, the teeth 18 eing mounted upon the shaft 17 at their rear enlarged extremities and extendedforwardly in arallel therefrom. I

uitable braces 19 are extended across the teeth 18 for the purpose of supporting the same in equi-distant relation and also for the purpose of supporting a plurality of conveyer belts 20 which are disposed longitudinallybetween the teeth 18 and engaged upon the shaft 17 through which motion is imparted to the same). The conveyer belts 20 are provided with pluralities of spurs 20 which extend lateral y across the faces of the same in e ui-distantly spaced relation throughout. Tie teeth 18 are provided at their forward ends with rollers 21 over which the endless belts 20 are passed and thereby supported. The teeth 18 are beveled at their lower edges for the tpurpose of admitting of the engagement 0 the same u on the round and to resent a plurality 0 inclined surfaces for t 0 reception of the alfalfa contacted therewith. For the purpose of adjusting the height of the forward extremities of the teeth 18 the beams 10 and 11 are each provided with standards 22 and 23 respectively adjacent the forward ends thereof across' which is su ported a bar 24 which is provided with idlers 25 disposed thereon in spaced relation adjacent the opposite ends of the same for the reception of cables 26 which are secured at their forward extremities to the outer teeth 18 and which are passed rearwardly of the machine to enable the o erator to regulate the teeth thereby. The provided adjacent their rear extremities with standards 27 and 28 which are arranged in parallel, and which are provided with a transverse shaft 29 upon which is rigldly mounted drums 30 in spaced relation adja- 11 Transversely posiearns 10 and. 11 are 1 5 cent the opposite ends thereof. The'shaft folthe pur ose ofoperating the same. For

retaining t e teeth 18 in adjusted position the shaft 29 is provided upon its outer extremity adjacent the crank handle.3l' with a ratchet wheel 32 adapted for cooperation with a pawl 33 which is disposed 'upon the outer face of the standard 28 for the purpose -of retaining the shaft 29 in adjusted position thereby supporting the cables 26.

For the purpose of causing the positive engagement of the endless belts 20 with the grain which is engaged by the teeth 18 the conveyers are provided with a plurality of spurs 34-which stand. outwardly from the face thereof and-serve to. carry the alfalfa to the rear extremities of the teeth 18." The shaft 17 is-provided with a beveledgear 35 upon one extremity adjacent thebeam 10 which is meshed with a second beveled gear 36 carried upon a shaft 37 which is longitudinally disposed within the frame adjacent the beam 10 and supported rotatably be-' tween the braces 38 and 39.

Pivotally disposed upon the shaft 37 is a conveyer which comprises the sides 40 and 41 which are fulcrumed at their inner ex tremities and extend outwardly and laterally from the frame beyond the beam 10 and are provided with a shaft 42 transversely disposed between the outer extremities of the same. The shaft 42 in conjunction with the shaft 37 carries an endless conveyer 43 which is. provided with a plurality of transverse strips 44 from which are upwardly extended a plurality of spurs 45a The sides 40 and 41 are supported upon cables 46-which are secured adjacent their outer extremities and, which extend upwardly'and inwardly therefrom to engage over. drums 47 rigidly mounted upon a shaft 48 whichis longitudinally mounted, in the frame between the standards 22 and 27.

the crank handle49. The sides'40 and. 41

are provided upon, their inner extremities with hinges 52 which support the ends of arms 53 which extend transversely between the beams 10 and 11 and carry between their extremities-adjacent the beam 11 a shaft 54 over which'the'conveyer belt 43 is adapted to pass. The conveyer belt43 extends over shaft 67. The hand rearwardly adjacent a seat 80 where it is state:

the shafts 42 and passing upon the opposite sides of sthe outer conveyer supported upon the sides 40 and 41 and the inner conveyer supported upon the arm 53 and. serves the purpose of conveying the alfalfa from the rearextremities of the teeth 18 to a wagon or the like which is disposed upon the outer extremity of the sides 40 and .41. The extremities of the arms 53, adjacent the beam 11, which are free, are 'su ported by means of cables 55 which extend upwardly therefrom and are engaged upon drums 56 carried ri 'dly upon a longitudinally disposed sha t 57 mounted in the upper ends of the standards 23' and 28.- The shaft 57 is provided with a pawl 58 and ratchet 59 by means of which the shaft 57 is retained in adjusted position.

The conveyer belt shaft 42 through the medium of the sprockets 60 and 61 disposed upon the extremities of the shafts 42 and 37 respec- 43 is actuated by the v tively, and which are disposed in alinement". Y

for the reception of a chain 62 which is adapted to communicate motion between the same.

The means employed in connection with I this device for transmitting power to oper ate the several conveyer belts disposed thereon, comprises a large sprocket wheel 63' which is rigidly mounted upon an axle 64 journaled transversely in therear .ends' of the beams 10 and ll and upon which are secured the drive wheels65and 66. The beams 10 and 11 are provided forwardly of the axle 64 with a shaft 67which 1s rigidly dis osed transversely between the same and w ich. is provided with a sleeve 68 which is loosely and slidably disposed upon the same. The sleevef68 carries a sprocket 69 which is disposed in alinement with the I large sprocket 63 and is adapted for the.

reception of an endless chain 70 for the purpose of communicating rotation by the sprockets, the sleeve 68 being .providedwith a plurality of longitudinally extended teeth 71 which form a c utch for coiiperation with teeth 72 disposed .upon a collar 73 carried by a beveled gear 74. The beveled gear 74 is loosely mounted upon the shaft 67 and is meshed with a beveled gear 75 dis osed rigidly upon the rear' extremity o the shaft 37. For the pur ose of admitting of the oper ation of the s eeve 68 by hand a hand lever 76 is rovided which is intermediately fulcrume .upon a cross-brace 77 disposed between the beams 10 and 11 and which is rovided at its forward extremity with a beam provided 'with a suitable hand grasp 81 to admit o f the ready 0 eration of the'same by the operator of the} evice.

The arched forward axle 15 is provided in any suitable mann'er'wi'th a tongue 82 by means 'of which the. device is adapted to be drawn.

The operation of the device is as follows The machine is drawn forwardly and the teeth 18 are adjusted to the desired height through the medium of the cables 26 which are secured'to the drums 30 upon'the shaft 29 which are held in adjusted position through the mediumof the pawl 33 and ratchet 32. The inner conveyer is now adjusted to the "desired height by the rotation of the shaft causesthe rotation of the beveled gears 74:-

and 75 thereby actuating the shaft 37. The rotation of the shaft 37-causes the rotation of the shaft 42 through the medium of the sprockets 60 and 61 and the endless chain 62 disposed thereover. This motion of the shaft 42 causes the traveling of the'endless conveyer 43 and feeds the alfalfa laterally of the device. The spurs 45 which are disposed upon the transverse strips 44 engage the alfalfa and convey the same without injury thereto and thus prevent the dlsplacement of the leaves from the stalks which renders the same ractically useless. As the shaft 37 is rotated 36 are actuated to cause the rotation of the transverse shaft 17 which carries the belts 20 and thereby causes the upward feeding of the same whichengages the spurs 34a in and between the leaves thereby causing the effectual transporting of the same.

In the use of a device of this nature it frequentlg happens that the material collects in unches or clusters and tends to clog the parts of the machine and in order to avoid this difliculty the machine is provided with a pivotal conveyer which is located rearwardly of and adjacent the gathering teeth 18 so as to dispose the conveyer at a greater incline to cause the clearance of the same by permitting the alfalfa to fall by gravity toward the side conveyer, when the transverse conveyer may be re turned to a normal horizontal position.

Havin thus described the invention what is elaime as new is 1. A machine as specified comprising a the gears 35 and frame, a shaft transversely disposed adjace'n't the forward end of said frame, a plurality'of teeth loosely and e ui-distantlyfpositioned on said shaft an extended orwardly therefrom, braces interposed between said teeth for retaining the same in position in -parallel, rollers mounted'between the forward ends of said teeth, belts engaged over said rollers and said shaft between said teeth, standards carried by said frame, a bar disposed on said standards at 'the forward end of said frame, idlers mounted on said bar, cables connected to the forward ends of said teeth extended upwardly over said idlers, a shaft mounted on the said standards at the rear. of said frame, drums rigidly disposed on said shaft for the reception of the rear extremities of said cables, means carried by said shaft in said standards for rotating the same by hand and securing the same in ad jus'ted osition, a transverse conveyer disposed intermediately in said frame and means carried by said frame for actuating said belts and said transverse conveyer.

2. A machine as s ecified comprising a frame, a pluralit o teeth equi-distantly and transversely d is osed in parallel at the forward end of sai frame, conveyer belts disposed between said teeth for carrying alfalfa therebetween, a shaft longitudinally disposed in said frame adjacent one side thereof, sides disposed pivotally in parallel upon said longitudinal shaft and extended outwardly therefrom, cables carried by said sides and adjustably supported in the upper portion of said frame, a shaft transversely disposed between the outer ends of said sides, arms hingedly disposed in parallel u )on the inner extremlties of said sides, cab es u wardly extended from said arms and a justably engaged with said frame, a shaft transversely dlsposed between the free ends of said arms, a conve er belt disposed over said shaft in said si es and said shaft in said arms, means connected between said 1011 itudinal shaft and'said shaft between said sides for communicating motion thereto, beveled gears dis osed upon the adjacent extremities of said ongitudinal shaft, a transverse shaft disposed in said frame for supporting said teeth and said belts disposed etween the same, a beveled gear carried by said transverse shaft adapted to mesh with the beveled ear dis osed upon the forward end of said ongitu inal shaft and a train of gears connected to said beveled gear on the rear extremity of said longitudinal shaft to rotate the same.

3. A grain loader including a frame, a plurality of teeth forwardly extended in parallel from said frame, conveyer belts mounted between said teeth, a lon itudinal shaft mounted atone side of sai frame, sides pivoted in parallel on said shaft, a second shaft mounted between the outer ends i of said sides, a pair of arms hinfedly mi &

posed between said conveyers between said teeth and said longitudinal shaft for ac'tuating said conveyers.-

4. A machine lncluding a frame, teeth-extended in parallel from the forward end of said frame, cables extended upwardly from .saidteeth and en aged on said frame, drums mounted on said frame for raising said cables to adjust said. teeth vertically, con.-

veyers mounted between said teeth, spurs disposed upon said conveyers, a transverse conveyer locatedon said frame rearwardly of said teeth and extended outwardly from 7 some? said frame, means for vertically adjustifig vy said frame for' actuating all of said conall of said conveyers and means earned veyers.

5. A machine as specified including; a frame, teeth pivotally mounted on said frame and forwardly extended vtherefrom longitudinal conveyers mounted on", sai

teeth and disposed between the same, a transverse conveyer mounted on said frame and extended laterally therefrom, gears carried by said frame for actuatin and means carried by sai frame for adjusting said teeth and said transverse conveyer. g c v In testimon whereof I aflixv my signature in presence 0 two witnesses.

SAMUEL L. coamrzra. [11.5.]-

Witnesses:

EDVARD. OLSEN, RAY KIRTLEY. I c

said 'conveyers 

